How to pronounce “excursion”
Say “excursion” in 3 beats
excursion
/ɪkˈskɝʒən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkskɜːʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɪk
- curskɝstress
- sionʒən
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈskɝʒən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkskɜːʃən/
- Respelling
- ik-SKUR-zhuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — ex-CUR-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ex-CUR-sion. “cur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɪkˈskɝʒən/
/ɛkskɜːʃən/
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What “excursion” means
- noun
a journey taken for pleasure
“many summer excursions to the shore”
- noun
wandering from the main path of a journey
Say it in a sentence
“The excursion to the caves was cancelled because of rain.”“excursion”, answered
How do you pronounce “excursion”?
“excursion” is pronounced /ɪkˈskɝʒən/ (ik-SKUR-zhuhn) in American English and /ɛkskɜːʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cur”. Build it as ex-CUR-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “excursion” have?
3: ex · cur · sion. The beat lands on the second, “cur”.
Is “excursion” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪkˈskɝʒən/ (ik-SKUR-zhuhn); British English says /ɛkskɜːʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “excursion” mean?
As a noun: a journey taken for pleasure For example: “many summer excursions to the shore” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “excursion”?
Stress the second syllable: ex-CUR-sion. “cur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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